- Presentation of Credentials
- Ms. Earth España
- Mass Offering for former President Cory Aquino
- Elcano Landing
- Philippine Nurses in Bilbao
- Donation of the Image of Our Lady of Fatima
- The Philippines in ABC & La Vanguardia
SPANISH CANDIDATE FOR MS. EARTH 2009
CALLS ON AMBASSADOR ANA I. DE SEQUERA-UGARTE
Madrid, 17 September 2009 – Philippine Ambassador to Spain Ana I. de Sequera-Ugarte reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that Ms. Alejandra Echevarría Pedrajas, the Spanish candidate for Ms. Earth 2009, paid a courtesy call on her at the Philippine Embassy in Madrid and at the same time applied for a Philippine visa.
Ms. Echevarría, a native of Jaen, Spain, will travel to the Philippines and participate in the 9th edition of the Ms. Earth beauty pageant which is scheduled be held on 22 November 2009 at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center.
Said pageant is produced by Carousel Productions Inc. and was first launched in 2001 with the objective of becoming a beauty event whose raison d’etre was to have its candidates and winners actively promote and get involved in the preservation of the environment and the protection of Mother Earth.
Apart from a strong emphasis on environmental protection programs, Miss Earth also aims to showcase and promote various tourist destinations. Every year, 80 to 90 candidates from all over the world compete is said pageant. The winner of Miss Earth will serve as the Ambassador to environmental protection campaigns worldwide. END.